Mysterious creatures

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The POOKA is a solitary Irish fairy presented variously in a large body of lore collected in the 19th century. In the works of T. Crofton Croker (1825–7), the pooka is malevolent and demonic, spoiling blackberries, and taking the form of a horse and offering unsuspecting mortals a dangerous ride. In Lady Wilde's Ancient Legends (1887), the pooka is benevolent and helpful, like the Scottish brownie. Known also as the phouka or púca, a common speculation links the pooka to the English folk…

The Thing was black and its body was about the size of a large dog. It was the arms and legs, if they WERE arms and legs, that looked as though they belonged to an entirely different creature.

Tree people are cool. Seriously.

There's no words for this sea monster. At all. Love it.

World folklore is inhabited by a large number of amazing, fantastic animals. In different cultures, it shall be assigned incredible qualities or abilities. Despite the diversity and otherness, all mythical creatures have different assessment – there is no scientific evidence of their existence in real life. That did not stop writers roads, he talked about animal life of the planet, where real facts connected with fiction, tales and legends. Most of them are described in the papers in biology…

Here's my second cryptid for #bloodlinesandblackmagic an upcoming modern rpg, the chupacabra. I had some hybrid species concepts that merged into nearly humanoid, with some dexterous hands to open some doors at night.

People, no matter from which era and what traditions, have always felt the need to explain their surroundings. After all, the greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. Before science did better explanations, myths, and mythical creatures fulfilled the need to know what, why, and how our reality exists.